Friday, October 9, 2026
ArchiveExecution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A cabinet secretary floated putting a firing squad on live television. Daley's case is that the proposal isn't a gaffe — it's a tell about what this administration thinks spectacle is for.
US to obtain diesel from Russia to combat prices ahead of midterms
Washington will buy diesel from Moscow to keep prices down before November — reversing the exact pressure it spent a year insisting it would never relax. Sanctions policy, meet the election calendar.
Four Seasons of Ceasefire in Gaza
A year into the ceasefire, more than 1,400 people have been killed anyway. Baba, one of the last reporters left in Gaza working for a US network, describes what this quiet actually sounds like.
In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology
Gibney rewinds to the 2016 Model 3 launch, where Musk looks like a completely different person. The distance between those two men is what the film is actually about.
What was Sichuan Food before the chili pepper?
Chili peppers reached China around 1591. Sichuan has been Sichuan since 300 BCE. Filling in that gap takes a dynastic collapse, a population replacement, and a cuisine rebuilt from scratch.